koro

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Malaysian, Indonesian for "turtle."

[edit] Noun

koro (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

Latin cor

[edit] Noun

koro (plural koroj, accusative singular koron, accusative plural korojn)

  1. heart
  2. clapper (tongue of a bell)

[edit] Fijian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Tongan kolo).

[edit] Noun

koro

  1. village

[edit] Maori

[edit] Noun

koro (used in the form koro-a)

  1. desire

[edit] Rapa Nui

[edit] Noun

koro

  1. father

[edit] Usage notes

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:

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